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Turning cervix cancer into a "rare disease": Is society prepared to do what is required to make this a reality?

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Markman, M. Turning cervix cancer into a "rare disease": Is society prepared to do what is required to make this a reality?. Curr Oncol Rep 8, 1–2 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-006-0001-0

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